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A study found that children who use electronic devices three or more hours a day had between a 17–44% increased risk of being overweight, or a 10–61% increased risk of obesity (Cespedes 2011). [full citation needed] Childhood obesity is common among children from low-income, African American and Hispanic communities.
In the 1950s two percent of households owned television sets, and 40 years later, 98% of households owned at least 1 television set. Current data reveals that, between the ages of 2 and 17 years, on average children spend more than 3 years of their lives watching television. [2] Unhealthy food advertisements correlate with childhood obesity rates.
Statistics from across the globe demonstrate that approximately 22 million children under the age of five are classified as obese. [8] Some health risks associated with childhood obesity include high blood pressure, high cholesterol levels, insulin resistance and type 2 diabetes.
People with baseline BMIs of 22, 24, 26 and 28 in the 75th risk percentile needed to walk an extra 3,460, 4,430, 5,380 and 6,350 steps per day, respectively, to have the same risk level of ...
The Youth Risk Behavior Surveillance System (YRBSS) is an American biennial survey of adolescent health risk and health protective behaviors such as smoking, drinking, drug use, diet, and physical activity conducted by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
A 2010 NCHS Data Brief published by the CDC found interesting trends in prevalence of childhood obesity. [13] The prevalence of obesity among boys from households with an income at or above 350% the poverty level was found to be 11.9%, while boys with a household income level at or above 130% of the poverty level was 21.1%. [13]
However, changing rates of smoking have had little effect on the overall rates of obesity. [157] In the United States, the number of children a person has is related to their risk of obesity. A woman's risk increases by 7% per child, while a man's risk increases by 4% per child. [158]
Share of adults that are obese, 1975 to 2016. Obesity is common in the United States and is a major health issue associated with numerous diseases, specifically an increased risk of certain types of cancer, coronary artery disease, type 2 diabetes, stroke, and cardiovascular disease, as well as significant increases in early mortality and economic costs. [1]